Metallic barrel.



J. H. GEQRGE. METALLIO BARREL. APPLICATION FILSD JULY 31, 1909. RENEWED JULY 7, 1910.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES E. GEORGE, F BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented, Aug. 16, 1916 Application filed Italy 31,1909, Serial no. 510,555. Renewed July 7, 1910. Serial No. 570,905.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES H. GEORGE, a citizen of the United States, residingat Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of ldassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Barrels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in metallic barrels, and

has for its object to provide a barrel which is simple and comparatively inexpensive in construction and of great strength so as to withstand the strains and rough usage to which it is subject.

With these and other-object's in view my Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3, 3 of Fig.

2; Fi 4 is a perspective View of a stave and tie device for securmg the staves together; Fig. 0 is a detail sectional View of.

a barrel showing a modified form OfCOIlstruction for securing the adjacent staves together. i

Referring to the form of constructim shown in Figs. 1 to a inclusive 6 designates the staves which are provided on their sides with projecting perforated knuckles 7, the knuckles being spaced apart as best shown in Fig. 4, so that when two staves are brought together they will form a hinge joint between. the staves, as best shown in Fig. 2. When two staves have beenplaced inposition with the perforations and their knuckles in line the staves are secured to gether by means of a pin 8, which is passed throughthe openings of the knuckles. Other means may, however, be employed for connecting the staves together, such for mstance as that shown in Fig. 5, in which the staves 6 are shown as provided with flanges 9 on their sides, the flanges being secured together b means of the strip 10 bent in U-shape'd orm and placed over it adjacent the upturned edges and having rivets or the like 11 passed therethrough to secure the parts together.

12 are the heads or ends of the barrel which may: be of any suitable andco'nvenient form, and in the construction shown these heads are formed with their edges bent up to provide. annular flanges 13 which, when the heads are in position, rest against the ends of the staves. The form of securing means between the staves does not extend to the ends of the barrel but form interior supports for the heads, as shown in Fig. 2. i

la is the securing means for holding the heads in position. This means, as shown, comprises a ring 15 of a size to closely fit over the end of the barrel and having the inturned flange 16 which will pass within and engage the upturned flange 14 of the head. 'If desired cotter pins or other se' curing means may be passed through suitable openings in the overlapped thicknesses to secure the parts in position. From the foregoing description of my construction it will be seen that I have devised a barrel in which the meetingedges or adjacent staves are secured together in such a way as to strengthen the staves, thus increasing the strength of the barrel, and "in which the ends ofthe barrel are strengthened by theform of head construction used. lNith this construction it is unnecessary to form any shoulders or the like to prevent the heads from being forced into the barrel, as they are supported-in proper position by the joints between adjacent staves.

I realize that considerable variation is possible in the details of construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of my invention, and I there. 4

Having thus described my invention what I claim-as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is j 1. A barrel comprising a plural ty of staves, each stave on its side bemg provided with inwardly projecting parts, means or connecting the inwardly projecting arts of the adjacent staves together, said inwardly projecting parts being omitted adjacent each end of the barrel whereby shoulders are forn1ed,heads, having upturned flanges on their edges adapted to rest against said shoulders, and rings provided with in i turned edgesadapted to be placed over the ends of the barrel to secure the heads in position.

2. A barrel comprising a lurality of staves, each stave being formed on its sides with inwardly projecting portions, said inwardly'projecting parts being adjacent each end of the barrel whereby shoulders are formed at the ends of the barrel, separable parts engaging said inwardly projecting 2 portions and securing the staves together, said-se arable part being of a length substantial y equa to the length of the inwardly projecting portions of the staves,

heads at the ends of the barrel restin within the staves with their inner side in con- 15 tact with the shoulders on the staves and the ends of the stave securing devices, and means for securing the heads in position inthe barrel. I In testimony whereof I afiix my signature 20 in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES H. GEORGE.

Witnesses:

FRANCIS M. PHELPS, E. G. WHITE. 

